Ascites is a common complication of cirrhosis. It happens due to the effects of portal hypertension and leads to fluid buildup in your abdomen. Ascites can be treated with medications, procedures, and ...

"Ascites in decompensated cirrhosis is a poor prognostic indicator, with a 50% 2-year survival, worsening significantly to 20% to 50% at 1 year when the ascites becomes refractory to medical therapy." ...

Abdominal swelling, swelling of hands and feet, shortness of breath, fatigue and weakness are the usual clinical features of a patient with ascites. Infection, causing Spontaneous Bacterial ...

1. Who is the specialist I should consult when I notice ascites? Ascites is treated by a gastroenterologist who will examine the patient first, and may then redirect the patient to another specialist ...

Splenomegaly resulting from portal hypertension can be caused by cirrhosis, hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction and extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. Both cirrhosis and hepatic venous outflow ...

The liver is a powerhouse that carries out many crucial functions in our body producing essential proteins, hormones and cholesterol. It acts as a filter, removing toxins from the food we eat. However ...

Fatty liver disease is sometimes called “silent liver disease” because of the few signs it shows until it has progressed. According to the NHS, one in three may be living with the early signs of fatty ...

Cirrhosis, most frequently caused by hepatitis C or alcoholism, was the 12th leading cause of death in the United States in 2000, accounting for more than 25,000 deaths. 1 Ascites is the most common ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Diabetes was an independent prognostic factor for various liver-related outcomes, including development of ...

HEPATOMEGALY has long been recognized as a frequent clinical finding in diabetes mellitus, particularly among juvenile diabetic patients. The etiology of the hepatomegaly, however, has remained a ...

Challenges in developing drugs for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) include obtaining metastatic cancer tissue for research and validating biomarkers predicative for personalised therapeutic ...

Phosphorus-deficient diets fed to broiler chicks from day 1 to day 21 induced rickets. Some chicks were stunted, but most grew well, though they had increased respiratory rates, high arterial carbon ...